Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Scale AI invites applications for a Visiting Student position focused on Machine Learning in the Healthcare Domain. The role involves contributing to research and development projects alongside Scale AI's engineering and research teams, particularly in applying ML models for healthcare applications.

Responsibilities

Assist in developing and implementing ML models for healthcare applications. This may involve data preprocessing, feature engineering, model training, and rigorous evaluation.
Contribute to projects within key research areas such as:
Applying Natural Language Processing (NLP), Multi-modal AI, or Large Language Models (LLMs) to patient data, clinical notes, or medical chatbots to improve safety and factual accuracy.
Developing predictive models using Electronic Health Records (EHRs) or non-clinical data to forecast health behaviors and outcomes (e.g., medication adherence, disease progression).
Investigating methods to address bias and fairness in AI algorithms used in clinical settings.
Actively participate in team meetings, present progress updates, and engage in collaborative research and development with Scale AI engineers and researchers.

Skills

Currently pursuing a Ph.D. or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Biostatistics, Biomedical Informatics, or a closely related quantitative field.
Strong foundational knowledge of Machine Learning principles and algorithms.
Experience with relevant programming languages (Python) and ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow).
Demonstrated interest or experience in Healthcare or Biomedical applications, particularly involving clinical data (e.g., EHRs, medical images, genomics).
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Company Overview

Scale AI provides a data-oriented platform that assists in the development of AI applications. It was founded in 2016, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://scale.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

Scale AI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 73 in 2025, 55 in 2024, 29 in 2023, 17 in 2022, 10 in 2021, 10 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

[Remote] Visiting Researcher

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